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Party sushi lands Beyoncé and company in a hepatitis scare
Last updated at 10:37am on 01.03.07There was salad, there was sushi and there were plenty of raw vegetables with dip.
And the result was a hepatitis scare involving, among others, Beyoncé.
The singer was the guest of honour at a Valentine's Day party in Los Angeles to mark the swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated magazine.
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Beyoncé: Guest of honour at the Valentine's Day party
It has since been discovered that an employee of the caterer had the hepatitis A virus.
All guests have now been contacted by the county health department, recommending they have a vaccination if they ate raw food.
Beyoncé, who was the special edition's cover star, was joined at the Valentine's Day party by catwalk stars including Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriend Bar Rafaeli, Veronica Varekova, Yamila Diaz-Rahi, Ana Beatriz Barros and Marisa Miller.
Hepatitis A attacks the liver and can cause fever, diarrhoea and jaundice, but is rarely fatal.
So far there have been no reports of illness among guests.
